The purpose of this thread is to highlight both for new and old members those fish which are suitable for marine tanks with a total system volume not exceeding 130L.

Please post fish pictures and appropriate data as given in the below example for this category, (note that if the fish is suitable for other size tanks then please post the same post in the relevant thread). Please try and be as complete as possible in the data as this is crucial information for someone thinking about buying one. Different species in the same family can be treated as completely different posts for example the various clown fish that one can buy each deserve a separate post!

Percula Clown (Amphiprion percula)

Aggression ? Fairly timid to most reef inmates but will become extremely aggressive to its own kind once a pair is formed, NOT recommended to keep more than 2 clown fish of one species in a small tank, also not more than ONE species of clown fish in a small tank.

Hardy ? : Generally extremely hardy fish, often tank bread.

Special Requirements ? None, most will generally choose a coral or anemone to host HOWEVER having an anemone is NOT required for them to survive / be happy.

Size ? Female is bigger at about 8cm and the male usually is around 6cm

Cost? In the region of R130 a fish

Other Comments ? Awesome fish with lots of character, will often lay eggs and breed in a mature reef tank.

Last edited: 7 May 2010

The more you know, the more you know, you don't know........ in life and marines

Some tips for newbies:1.Evaporation top-ups are done with RO water only, not saltwater2.Please don't keep tangs in a nano - they need lots of swimming space3.Anemones need mature tanks to thrive and clown fish don't need anemones to survive4. "Dilution is the solution to polution" - Anthony Calfo

Some tips for newbies:1.Evaporation top-ups are done with RO water only, not saltwater2.Please don't keep tangs in a nano - they need lots of swimming space3.Anemones need mature tanks to thrive and clown fish don't need anemones to survive4. "Dilution is the solution to polution" - Anthony Calfo

Some tips for newbies:1.Evaporation top-ups are done with RO water only, not saltwater2.Please don't keep tangs in a nano - they need lots of swimming space3.Anemones need mature tanks to thrive and clown fish don't need anemones to survive4. "Dilution is the solution to polution" - Anthony Calfo

Some tips for newbies:1.Evaporation top-ups are done with RO water only, not saltwater2.Please don't keep tangs in a nano - they need lots of swimming space3.Anemones need mature tanks to thrive and clown fish don't need anemones to survive4. "Dilution is the solution to polution" - Anthony Calfo

Compatibaility
Aggressive, will eat any fish the same size or smaller than itself

Feeding
Live and frozen foods

Hardiness
Hardy

Note
The frogfish is a fascinating because of the way it 'walks' using its pectoral fins. These fish are ambush predators, and will lure prey with a lure that grows on the top of their head. The frogfish can be fed by dangling frozen meaty seafood on a feeding stick. Frogfish should never be fed live freshwater "feeder" fish

Frogfish can and will eat any fish and crustacean you are likely to have in a nano

Excellent points Jaco, however this thread is not specifically a "stocking" guide, what it is is a series of pics and info related to fish that one could keep in a 130L tank, it most certainly does not mean to say that ALL the fish can be kept in one tank. All to often new people to the hobby go to a shop and see an awesome yellow tang in a LFS 3ft tank, and go ahead and buy it for their 3ft at home... then they get from MASA and the like about cruelty etc.... the purpose of this thread is to show how MANY different options there are with smaller tanks, and how carefull selection of a species is much better than impulse buying.... it is a brief guide to the fish in question and a thread to open peoples eyes !

The more you know, the more you know, you don't know........ in life and marines